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,W' ,v n' V Y i. TE STAS CLAUDE S. HAMMOOK, OFBUFFALQ, NEW YORK,ASISIGNOR T0 THE BEAVER COMPANY, f

OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, A CORIORATION OF OHIO.

' FOLDING SCREEN.

Specificationl of Letters Patent.

,Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

Application filed November 10, 1916. Serial No. 130,533.

A To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAUDE S. HAMMoox, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Screens; and I do hereby declare the following to be la full, clear, and exact description of the present -fuuctions may be adapted to a4 variety of uses for which it has been hitherto impossible to employ them. I produce this improvement in the ordinary folding screen composed of three partitions or leaves foldable upon each other by expanding the middle leaf or partition into a body having a considerable breadth or thickness so that this middle member is adaptable for use as a container or closet.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure 1 represents a plan view of my improved screen showing the same opened and'in use, Fig. 2 is a front elevation in perspective showing the screen opened, and Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the screen in a closed position.

' In the drawings, A, B and C represent the customary leaves constituting a folding screen and may be made wholly or partiallyof wood, beaver board, cloth or other suitable materials or combinations of these. D and E are the connecting hinges by which the leaves of the screen are attached and foldable on each other. The middle leaf B is however, expanded into a box I with a top and bottom M and N, and thesides O and the leaf C are so positioned, that when the screen is closed it will act as the cover of said box or container. R and R are suitable locking means by which the leaf C can be securely fastened to the side O, so that when the container is closed, the articles therein can be kept free from dust and exposure. T is a hanger for supporting articles of clothing. K are drawers which are formed in the lower part of the box I, J being Athe cover for the top drawer. I-I are bearing members attached to the. bottom of p the leaves'A and C, so that said leaves may be opened and closed with a minimum of friction on the floor. F represents a shelf formed on the inner face of C held by the supporting members Gr.

In the form of the folding screen here shown, I have shown this container fitted ,Y

withdrawers, a shelf and a rack for hanging articles of clothing, but it will be apparent that this container can be conveniently used for a variety of purposes, such as a bookrack, a holder for toilet articles, and for general receptacle and display purposes, without departing from the spirit of my invention. I am aware that a large variety of folding screens has already been manufactured wherein the leaves thereof have been modified for the purpose of holding various articles, but I believe the employment and modification of the middle leaf of a folding screen for the purpose here shown is novel.

What I claim is l. As an article of manufacture, the combination of three screen leaves foldable upon eachother, the middle leaf being expanded to form a substantially rectangular prismatic container, said container having drawers therein, the end leaves being hinged to said container at diagonally opposite edges thereof and fastening means carried by one of said leaves to securely fasten said leaf to said containerso as to act as a closure therefor.

2. As an article of manufacture, the combination of three rectangular leaves of substantially the same size foldable upon each other, a middle leaf being expanded to form a substantially rectangu ar prismatic container and being adapted to ystand firmly on thefloor without extraneous support, the

. other leaves being hinged to said container Q i y Y meme? bination of three rectangular leaves of subother leaves being hinged to said container stantially the same size foldable upon each at diagonally opposite edges thereof, and

other, a middle leal being expanded to form means upon one of said leaves to fasten said a substantially rectangular prismatic eonleafA to said container so as to act as a xed 10 l5 tailler and being adapted to stand .firmly on /c'losure therefor.

the floor Without extraneous support, the CLAUDE S. HAMMOC-K. 

